Very jumpy
Two dealate gynes and three workers beneath stone and in duff intermixed with roots, on shaded slope with Pinus, Tsuga, and Calocedrus trees.
3-5 mm dark ant on ground.
Need Id help. No idea what species this is.
Hill covered with grass and twigs for protection, located on a grassland plateau in the middle of a Badland (Bentonite) area.